The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-02-25
TWO BREAK AWAY
FROM TIE REPUBLICAN, FOLD

And Vote for Camden, Hut still no Lack,
Five Votes Which ho VIII Never Get.
somo Stirring Speeches Made
f5 In the Joint Assembly.
sptcta! Dispaica to Tie lattiignetr
CnARLEsros, W. Va, Feb. 24.--When
the joint assembly opened to-day Mr.
Hamilton again placed in nomination Mr.,
johnson N. Camden. He said he had
heard 1t said on the floor in this joint Us.
sembly that the session would cnd withou.
the election Of Senator, but he never be.
loved 1t for this Legislature was sent
hero by tho people to elect a United States
Senator and not to deIeat the election OF
one.' The people regardless to the party
wanted to see ono elected, He hoped 1t
would bs the pleasure Of this assembly to
elect Mr.. johnson N. Camden as 1t was
their duty to elect somebody. VI
Mr.. Dawson named a man in every way
fitted for the position Of United States
Senator, Hon. Nathan Gofr, OF Harrison
county. Mr.. Dawson said It NAV be that
We arc charged with the duty OF electing
United States Senator, but / understand,
Mr.. President, that that trust was placed
in the hands OF the Democratic party OF
this State. There was contest before the
voters OF tho State az to which party
should be charged with the duty OF elect.
ing q United States Senator and that duty
was placed In the hands Of tho Democratic
party and II that party cannot perform
that trust 1t Is no business OF the Republi.
can party. I should like to know, sir, by
what code Of ethics, political or other.
wise am to prove recreant to
my principles and the principles
Of the Republican party and vote for a
man whom his own party will not elect,
That am to vote for a member OF the
Standard Oil Company because forsooth a
number Of Democratic gentlemen refuge
to support him it is the most amazing
proposition l ever heard that nhould
betray my principles, my party and my.
self to elect man whom his own party
will not elect! No, sir; take it that the
Republican party will stand by their flag,
Mr.. President, and by their guns, BY their
principles, and il this Legislature adiourns
without electing United States Senator
We will put the responsibility upon the
party that is charged with that duty by
the people. II you wan. United States
Senator elected put tho Republican party
in power and they will elect him." =,
Tho vote stood: Camden, Al; Nathan
Got, 80; James D. Armstrong, il; A. R.
Barbee, 5; W. II. H. Flick, s; Lewis S,
Newman, /.
Mr.. sYDER CHANGES.
Senator Snyder voted for Mr.. A. w.
Campbell, but before the vote was an.
nounced he arose and changed his vote to
Camden. In doing this he said II want
to change my vote, and doing go desire to
make q remark or two" When he arose
the hall became as still rs death. and
when he had proceeded thus far there was
slight ripple Of applause and then all
again became as silent as If nobody were
in the room. II have no speech to make,
neither have any apology to offer, but i
claim that I am violating no plichted
faith when I say to this joint assembly
that in tho first caucus held by the Rspub.
leans OF this Legislature then and there
declared that certain contingencies might
arise under which l would vote for John.
son N. Camden for the United States Sen.
ate. It strikea mo that those contipgen-
cies are here" (App!ause, mingled with
hisses.) - IL
There is no hope Of electing Republi-
can. II anybody had any hope of that, l
had too much sense to have any hope Of
electing Republican in Democratic
Legislature. (Laughter.) This question
now is narrowed down to two Democrats.
It is true, Mr.. President, that the Demo-
cratic party has majority Of this Joint
assembly and could have elected a United
States Senator If they were not so con-
trary. (Laughter.) But aa they are con-
trary, it does not satisfy my conscience in
this matter that there is no respuusibiiitv
resting upou me. It will not do for me
nor for any other nun from my stand
point to lack the moral courage at this
crisis to como up, sir, and as We sometimes
say, lace the music It does not do to
say that I am not responsible for any OF
these results. l say, sir, am responsible
as lar as one vote goes for the result OF this
election. l Tor one, have the moral cou,-
sge, cir, to assist my manhood upon this
floor, instead OF shifting and shirking That
responsibility and placing it in the hands
Of another man to do what was afraid to
do.
AN AMUSING coLLoaUY. ~ N
Mr.. McKinney-"How much moral
courage does i! take to desert mans fls2
in the time OF battle?" wild applause
on the Republican side.)
MIR. snyder-I was Republican before
he was born. (Cheero) .s|'2 rf'
Mr.. Morris-"Mr. President, l don't be-
lieve be is one now." (Applause.)
Mr.. Snyder-I don't propose to be die
tated to in relation 10 my courso by a pro.
fessiousl bolter OF the Republican party.
(Grest laughter and applauss.) Whsn.
ever my Republican friends want to have
a picnic out OF me would prefer it should
not be for tho amusement Of the Domo.
crate party. (Laughter) l hold myself
responsible for the action will take.
do not propose, as have just remarked
here to get up picnic for the amusement
OF my Democratic friends. I will iust al.
lude to one thing: II there had bean a
little more "boodle" in Uncle Sam'a
Treasury there would have been o Usited
States Senator elected long ago. This cry
OF Doodle and coal oil monopoly is clap
trap to scare the timid. I am not a yery
brave man, but that does not scare me-,
at the proper time and proper place l am
prepared to vindicate my course before
any reasonable constituency. Then II NV
Republican friends want to have a picnic
l will crafty them to tAeir hearts content.
This is question, sir. whether I shall
help elect Democrat United States Seua.
tor, or whether one man shall elect him.
It is a question whether the ninsty.one
mombers Of this assembly shall elect him
or whether one men shall elect him. IA